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Characters in blood, or, A bleeding saviour, held out to a bleeding sinner. Wherein he may know whether he hath been called by, and followed after the leadings of the spirit. Being a draught of the spare-hours of a lover of the faithful. / by R. Dyer.
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sin that grace may abouned But God makes the sins of his people serve to humble his people Oh saith the Church in Mic. 7.9 I will hear the Indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him Oh it makes a soul silent from complaining yea it humbles him and so it works for good to the Saint now soul is not this a comfort when all things shall work together for good to thee 4. Thou art honourable in the sight of God Isa 43.4 Since thou wast precious in my sight Precious by vertue of my Sons precious Blood and Covenant applyed by a precious Faith Since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable A man in the sight of Men may be honoured I but he that is Christ's is honourable and precious Yea his very Blood shall be precious in Gods sight Psal 72.14 And is this no priviledge oh foul and doth it not comfort thee but I hasten to the next and as fast as I may towards a close of this 5. The things of this life are blessed to thee therefore David saith Psal 37.16 A little that a righteous man hath is better then the riches of many wicked The little the righteous man hath is as gold but what the wicked man hath is like dross what compare is there between gold and dross a little gold is much better then a great Mountain of Dross and Dung alas a wicked man when he is fullest is inneed he hath some little crevice that want's filling so Job saith Job 20.22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in strait's not only in his sufficiency but in the fulness of his sufficiency if a wicked man hath much substance yet there is a canker eat 's at the root and therefore as one observes a shilling will go as far with some as five will with some other but the righteous is blessed in this that his store is increased in the spending the little that the righteous man hath is like the handful of Meal in the Barrel and the Oyl in the Cruse that did increase in the pouring forth 1 Kings 17.12 Oh Sirs there is many a man that hath an estate and never enjoys it he knows not which way it goes but the little the Godly man hath increaseth and doth him good when he eat 's and drinks in the strength of his meat and drink like Eliah goes for many days and is not this a mercy but may some say you say that we have is blessed to us but we have but a very small pittance of these things below we are fed 't is true we cannot deny but 't is as we say but from hand to mouth to that let me add 6. The day is hastning that the righteous shall inherit the Earth Much Scripture looks this way I 'le onely hint a few Mark 10.30 Though a man loose all for Christ sake yet he shall receive an hundred fold I but when mark the next words Now in this time note that this time is meant the time of this life Matth. 5.5 The meek shall Inherit the Earth and if my Memory fail not no less then six times is the same thing hinted nay spoken plain in the 37. Psal how this shall be and when I shall not now stand to dispute but they shall enjoy peace in it and none shall vex and trouble them I 'le give you one Text not to trouble you with more Isa 32.17 18. The effect of righteousness shall be quietness and mark it this is meant of a time the Saints shall have here and if you observe it it is the time of Christ's Kingdom Verse 18. And my People shall dwell in a peaceable Habitation and in sure dwellings I but though your dwellings may be sure yet you may be disturbed no the next words saith in quiet resting places ah soul is not this comfort that thou shalt live in peace but I forbear any further proceeding on these things least they should not be born among the Godly themselves 't would be sad Sirs if any of you should fall short of this for want of faith in it but another priviledge is this 7. All your prayers shall be heard the wicked may pray as long as they live yea tell their hearts ake yet God will not hear them Esek 20.31 As I live saith the Lord I will not be enquired of by you you what you Verse 30. Them that have been polluted after the manner of your Fathers Hear this you that plead for the Whoredom of your Fathers which whoredom is meant Spiritual whoredom oh how many are there that go on in Idolatrons and in Ceremonious ways and can give no reason for so doing but because their Fore-fathers did so hearken what God saith to you that say thus did our Fathers and shall we be wiser then our Fathers God will not be enquired of by you or hear you when you pray to him for 't is all one but now Godly Mens prayers are heard I 'le give thee Scripture for on my word I desire to urge nothing on thee and if the Word speak it tremble man to doubt it or to contradict it Jer. 29.12.13 Then shall ye call upon me and pray to me and I will hearken unto you and ye shall seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart Note that ye and you what you why you that are my people that are in Captivity Verse 14. Poor soul are you in Captivity and in Bondage and in a weary Land do Task-masters impose burdens upon you doth the scorching heat of affliction come upon you why the man Christ will be as the shadow of a great Rock in a weary Land Isa 32.2 Nay doth the wrath of God begin to break out upon the world yet yet seek the Lord all ye meek of the Earth Why what if we do it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger Zeph. 2.3 Is the Lords anger breaking in upon the Nation doth he begin to frown upon us with plagues why yet seek the Lord do others dye and go down to the grave apace why seek the Lord and ye shall live Amos 5.6 Wouldst thou have more comfort then this if thou wilt but seek him his ears are open to thy cry His ears are open to their prayers 1 Pet. 3.12 And are thy prayers heard and will not this comfort thee a while Stay but a little and he will give thee the desire of thy heart Psal 37.4 What 's that why that leads me by the hand to the top of all thy comfort which is the last 8. A Crown of Glory and to be for ever with the Lord art thou loaded with trouble and suffering here thou shalt have a Crown of glory shall outweigh all thy suffering for the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with that glory Rom. 8.18 And our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a far
more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory Oh the Dimenssons of this glory 't is glory and 't is a weight of glory and 't is an exceeding weight of glory nay 't is a weight of glory that will last as long as eternity For 't is an eternal weight of Glory 2 Cor. 4.17 'T is not short that will soon begone neither is it a light and fethery thing like the things of this world that the wind will blow away but 't is a weight that will outweigh all that ever we met with in our way to it You shall have joy unspeakable and full of glory 1 Pet. 1.8 There are things unspeakable here we cannot see nor are we able to utter the unspeakable things that are above we cannot see the beauty and that splendour of the Majesty of God I might ask you whether you do believe Blessed are they that have believed and have not seen but Faith is the evidence of things not seen If thou believest thou shalt see greater things then these greater things then these earthly drossy things nay be they the best things thou canst imagine thou shalt see greater things John 1.50 For thou shalt see God Thou shalt see him as he is see him thou wilt say I see him now in his Creation and Providence and all his great and wonderful works I but thou shalt see him as he is that is as he is in his glory Alas his glory is vailed now but thou shall see him as he is in his glory 1 John 3.2 Alas now we can only see him in the glass of his Word and dispensations but then Face to Face 1 Cor. 13.12 Ah soul to be in and to see the presence of God is a Heaven on Earth nay more it would be a Heaven in Hell Oh what a transporting sight would it be to see the Vision of the Almighty to behold the beautifical Vision 't is that which hath such an influence that had Adam beheld it he had not had room to turn aside to sin as some are of opinion 't is so glorious so bright that not only Moses but the very Angels cover their Faces at surely here is the Crown of all In thy Presence is fulness of joy saith David psa 16.11 Possible thy fleshly part doth please it self in the presence of thy relations thy Wife thy Children thy Parents c. and thou mayst think there is reason to rejoyce in them nay it may be some may rejoyce in the presence of their companions in wickedness it may be thou may'st rejoyce in thy cups or in thy Harlots of in the presence of them that are thy Brethren in iniquity nay it may be in the company of them that help to bring thee in some of the Worlds gain though it be by lying and unwarrantable nay cursed ways oh but here is the onely true ground of rejoycing God is the chief good and he that hath him hath all and therefore in his Presence is fulness of joy 'T is a joy that strangers shall not intermeddle with Prov. 14.10 I tell thee thy joy shall be such that strangers to God strangers to Christ and to the Covenant shall not intermeddle with these indeed may have a little shadow joy but no substantial joy a little fethery but no solid joy they may have some what may tickle the fancy but nothing that will revive the heart they may have joy but none of thy joy strangers shall not intermeddle with thy joy there is a joy peculiar to the Saints others may have joy but it may be taken from them men may take it from them but thou shalt have joy in his presence that no man shall take away John 16.22 Wicked man may have joy as they think in their Wine and their Women but an Allarm of War the sound of a Trumpet at the Gate of their Court or the voice of Fire Fire as was but lately experienced will put a damp to all their mirth and terrifie them in the midst of laughter Oh hearken to this thou voluptuous wretch that will sell all and venture thy soul and all for a little pleasure what if when the glass of Wine is in thy hand thine enemy should stand at the door with a naked Sword in his hand and thou shouldst be made sensible of it would it not make thy countenance change and thy face to gather paleness Ah but thou that art a believer needst not fear for neither persons nor things shall damp nor take thy joy from thee here is great support for thee still soul thou that art in Christ thou that art one for whom Christ dyed shalt have all this joy and glory and much more and prethee do not take my word for it but take Christ's own word for it and with that I will conclude this use John 17.24 Father I will thou wilt Son what wilt thou I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am to behold my Glory not be with my people and my Ministers which many place much of their happiness in I wish they do not Idolize them not be with my Angels above which is a degree higher but be with me where I am is not here incouragement that you shall be and do as Christ doth when a Child a Servant or Souldier seeth the difficulty that some times lyeth before him and he thinks he shall sink under the weight of it yet what new resolutions doth it put into him when he shall hear the Father Master or Captain say come my Children come Servants come Souldiers though the work be difficult yet still remember you are with me and you shall do no worse nor fare no worse then I why soul is this comfort to hear such words on a Cross what is this then to have such words on a Throne to hear Christ say on a Cross you shall do no worse then I that 's no small comfort but how much more when Christ saith you shall be on my Throne with me to behold my glory time was indeed it may be when thou sawest my Servants Blood shed for their Testimony of me and brought before Kings and Rulers for my name sake ah but now there is an end of that sight with thee thou shalt be with me to behold my glory well soul 't is possible thou mayst have troubles without and corruptions within yet here is comfort for thee these shall have an end thou that art in Christ mayst therefore lift up thy head For thy Redemption draweth nigh Luke 21.28 And now a word of exhortation and I have done I have but three things to exhort and perswade Saints unto and as many to perswade sinners to and I have done because I doubt I am tedious and I beseech you all to suffer the word of exhortation which first speaketh to the Saint on this wise if it be so that the sins of believers are passed over by Vertue of the Blood of Jesus First Then